Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-16
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
THE CALL FOR THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION,
Randalls scheme for Reducing the SUR.
plus-Sugar to be Many
Additions to the Free List To-
bacco Tax to be Reduced

WAsIuNGToN, Dec. 9.-Following is the
call for the national republican conven-
ton issued 10y the national Republican
committees
To the Republican Electors OF me OHlt'd
| States:
In accordance with the usage and obedient
to the Instructions Of the national cOnNen-
| ton of 1884, the national convention OF dele
| gated representatives of the republican party
will he held ut the city OF Chicago IN Illinois,
Tuesday, the 18th OF June, 1883, ut IL O'Clock
| noon, tor the purpose OF nomlhatug cahul
date 5 for president and ViCe-prcsdcnt TO Np
| supported at the next national election and
for the Transaction OF such other business rs
may he there presented.
The republican electors in the several States
and voters without regard to past pollticaI
alHliit,on, differences or action, VINO neutNe
in the American principle OF protective Jar
! in for the defence and development OF home
| industries aud the elevation OF nome Iabor,
| who wOuld reduce the national taxes, pre-
| vent the accumulation oi the surplus I'm the
! treasury in harmony with THIS principle, VINO
| are opposed to the attempt now more openly
| aVuwCd than ever before to establish policy
| witch would strike down American Ihpur To-
| the level of the undCr-pald and Oppressed
| workers OF foreign lands, VINO favor a system
| OF naval and coast dtfenCcs Whlch VIII enable
| the limited States to conduct its international
| nV gOtiatiuns with scll-rcspect, VINO FrotctuiN
| cherish the defenders OF the country, VINO
condemn and resent the continued ana I'M
| just exclusion of rapidly growing territories,
which have indisputable title 10 adinlS-
sion into the si~terhood OF Slates, VINO
are in favor of free schoo $, popular
education, a free and honest ballot ana
Il fair count, the projection every
citizen in the United states in his legal
rights at home and abroad, foreign policy
that shall extend trade and commerce to
every land and cline, shall properly support
the dignity of the nation and the promotion
OF friendly and harTouious relatlons ana N
terCOurse between riI the states, are cordial
~ invited to unite under this call in the for
nation of the national ticket.
tlfh fnf Will No
pateS-at-largc, and for each representative
at-larEc two delegates, each congressional
district, each Territory and the District oil
Columbia to two delegates The delegates
at-lHrpc shall Inc chosen 10y popular state con
VentiOus, called on not less than 20 day put
lishcd notice, and not less than 30 days before
the meeting of the national convention.
Congressional district delegates SHAH nc
chosen in the same manner Is the
nomination OF members OF Congress ace
made in said districts and Territorial drie-
gates shall be chosen N the same
manner is the nomination of Delegates IN
Congress are made. Tgc deegates from the
District of Columbia shall bc chosen at a con-
VcntiOn TO bc constituted by members elected
in the primary District assemblies held unuer
the call and direction OF the republican cen
tral committee of said District. IN alternate
delegate for each delegate in the national
convention to act in the case OF the absence
Of the delegate shall Toe elected in the same
manner ana at the same time as the delegate
is elected.
All notices of contests must be flied with the
national committee in writing, accompanied
by printed statements of the grounds of the
contests, which shall lie made public. Prefer
ence in the order of hearing and determining
the contests shall be giVeu by the convention
in accordance with the dates of filing such
notices and statements with the national
committee.
(Signed y. +. JONES Chairman.
SAMUEL FESsENDEN Secretary.
Chairman Jones has appointed the fol
lowing committee to visit Chicago, APP
point the local committee of arrange
ments and take charge OF The preparations
for the convention: j. 5. Olarkson of
Iowa. A. l.. COnger of Ohio, G. A. Hobart
of New Jersey, Powell CLAYTON of Arkan-
sas, Cyrus Leland, ir. of Kansas, Church
Howe of Nebraska, y. w. Cuuey OF Texas.
The committee this afternoon elected
Clatkson chairman.